2006 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Encyclopedia
Three human polls and one formula
Formula
In mathematics, a formula is an entity constructed using the symbols and formation rules of a given logical language....
ic ranking make up the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a National Championship title. That title is bestowed by one or more of four different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason: the AP Poll
AP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...
and the Coaches Poll
Coaches Poll
The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and Division I college basketball teams....
. About halfway through the season, two additional polls are released, the Harris Interactive Poll and the Bowl Championship Series
Bowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...
(BCS) Standings. The Harris Poll and Coaches Poll are factors in the BCS Standings. At the end of the season, the BCS Standings determines who plays in the BCS bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
s as well as the BCS National Championship Game
BCS National Championship Game
The BCS National Championship Game, or BCS National Championship, is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series and is intended by the organizers of the BCS to determine the U.S. national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision...
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This article demonstrates the fluctuation in rankings on a weekly basis in college football during the 2006 football season. The team voted number one in the final AP and Coaches Polls can claim the title of National Champion. The BCS Rankings and Harris Poll do not vote in a final poll as their sole purpose is to determine who plays in the BCS National Championship Game. Other polls exist and may vote for different schools which causes confusion, especially for split titles. But generally, only the AP and Coaches Polls are used in crowning the National Champion.
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AP poll
The Associated PressAssociated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
(AP) preseason poll was released August 18, 2006. The AP Poll
AP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...
is the oldest poll still in use and is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. This season was the second season since the inception of the BCS that the AP Poll was not included in the BCS formula. The AP ordered a cease and desist
Cease and desist
A cease and desist is an order or request to halt an activity and not to take it up again later or else face legal action. The recipient of the cease-and-desist may be an individual or an organization....
to stop the BCS from using their poll and the BCS complied and created the Harris Interactive Poll in response. The poll operates identically to the Coaches and Harris Polls, except there is no inclusion into the BCS.
After week 12, AP voter Jim Kleinpeter of the New Orleans Times-Picayune
New Orleans Times-Picayune
The Times-Picayune is a daily newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.-History:Established as The Picayune in 1837 by Francis Lumsden and George Wilkins Kendall, the paper's initial price was one picayune—a Spanish coin equivalent to 6¼¢ .Under Eliza Jane Nicholson, who inherited the...
was removed on November 15, 2006 for erroneously lowering Oklahoma despite their win over Texas Tech.
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| 1. | Ohio State 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team representing the Ohio State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's head coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium... (35) |
Ohio State (39) (1-0) | Ohio State (59) (2-0) | Ohio State (59) (3-0) | Ohio State (59) (4-0) | Ohio State (62) (5-0) | Ohio State (63) (6-0) | Ohio State (63) (7-0) | Ohio State (63) (8-0) | Ohio State (63) (9-0) | Ohio State (65) (10-0) | Ohio State (64) (11-0) | Ohio State (65) (12-0) | Ohio State (65) (12-0) | Ohio State (65) (12-0) | Florida* (64) (13-1) | 1. |
| 2. | Notre Dame 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was a college football team which represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Charlie Weis in his second year as head coach and played their home football games at Notre Dame... (10) |
Texas (7) (1-0) | Notre Dame (3) (2-0) | Auburn (2) (3-0) | Auburn (2) (4-0) | Auburn (1) (5-0) | Florida (6-0) | Michigan (7-0) | Michigan (8-0) | Michigan (9-0) | Michigan (10-0) | Michigan (1) (11-0) | Michigan (11-1) | USC (10-1) | Florida (12-1) | Ohio State (12-1) | 2. |
| 3. | Texas 2006 Texas Longhorn football team The 2006 Texas Longhorn football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head football coach was Mack Brown, who received the 2006 Paul "Bear" Bryant Award for "Coach of the Year". The Longhorns play their home games in... (8) |
USC (3) (1-0) | Auburn (2) (2-0) | USC (2) (2-0) | USC (2) (3-0) | USC (4-0) | USC (5-0) | USC (6-0) | USC (6-0) | West Virginia (2) (7-0) | Louisville (8-0) | Florida (9-1) | USC (9-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Michigan (11-1) | LSU (11-2) | 3. |
| 4. | Auburn 2006 Auburn Tigers football team The 2006 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Tommy Tuberville served his eighth season at Auburn, the third longest tenure among current SEC head coaches that year... (3) |
Auburn (3) (1-0) т | USC (2) (1-0) | West Virginia (2) (3-0) | West Virginia (2) (4-0) | West Virginia (2) (5-0) | Michigan (6-0) | West Virginia (2) (6-0) | West Virginia (2) (7-0) | Texas (8-1) | Texas (9-1) | USC (8-1) | Florida (10-1) | Florida (11-1) | LSU (10-2) | USC (11-2) | 4. |
| 5. | West Virginia 2006 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 2006 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the season with a 11–2 record. The Mountaineers had a regular season Big East record of 5–2.-2006 Schedule:-Rankings:- References :... (6) |
Notre Dame (8) (1-0) т | West Virginia (2) (2-0) | Florida (3-0) | Florida (4-0) | Florida (5-0) | West Virginia (2) (5-0) | Texas (6-1) | Texas (7-1) | Louisville (7-0) | Auburn (9-1) | Arkansas (9-1) | Arkansas (10-1) | LSU (10-2) | Louisville (11-1) | Boise State (1) (13-0) | 5. |
| 6. | USC 2006 USC Trojans football team The 2006 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in college football season of 2006-2007, winning the Pacific-10 Conference and playing in the Rose Bowl... (3) |
West Virginia (5) (1-0) | LSU (2-0) | Michigan (3-0) | Michigan (4-0) | Michigan (5-0) | Texas (5-1) | Louisville (6-0) | Louisville (7-0) | Auburn (8-1) | Florida (8-1) | Notre Dame (9-1) | Notre Dame (10-1) | Louisville (10-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Louisville (12-1) | 6. |
| 7. | Florida 2006 Florida Gators football team The 2006 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2006 college football season... |
Florida (1-0) | Florida (2-0) | Texas (2-1) | Texas (3-1) | Texas (4-1) | Louisville (5-0) | Tennessee (5-1) | Auburn (7-1) | Florida (7-1) | USC (7-1) | Rutgers (9-0) | West Virginia (9-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Oklahoma (11-2) | Wisconsin (12-1) | 7. |
| 8. | LSU 2006 LSU Tigers football team The 2006 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2006–2007. The team's coach was former Oklahoma State coach Les Miles. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana... |
LSU (1-0) | Texas (1-1) | Louisville (3-0) | Louisville (4-0) | Louisville (4-0) | Tennessee (5-1) | Auburn (6-1) | Tennessee (6-1) | Tennessee (7-1) | California (8-1) | West Virginia (8-1) | Louisville (9-1) | Arkansas (10-2) т | USC (10-2) | Michigan (11-2) | 8. |
| 9. | California 2006 California Golden Bears football team The 2006 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the college football 2006-2007 season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford.... |
Florida State (1-0) | Florida State (2-0) | Georgia (3-0) | LSU (3-1) | LSU (4-1) | Notre Dame (5-1) | Florida (6-1) | Florida (6-1) | USC (6-1) | Notre Dame (8-1) | LSU (8-2) | LSU (9-2) | Oklahoma (10-2) т | Boise State (12-0) | Auburn (11-2) | 9. |
| 10. | Oklahoma 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2006-2007, winning the Big 12 Conference Championship... |
Michigan (1-0) | Georgia (2-0) | LSU (2-1) | Georgia (4-0) | Georgia (5-0) | California (5-1) | Notre Dame (5-1) | Clemson (7-1) | California (7-1) | West Virginia (7-1) | Louisville (8-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Boise State (12-0) | Auburn (10-2) | West Virginia (11-2) | 10. |
| 11. | Florida State 2006 Florida State Seminoles football team The 2006 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2006 college football season. Florida State entered the 2006 season as the defending ACC Champion, coming off an 8-5 record in 2005... |
Tennessee (1-0) | Michigan (2-0) | Virginia Tech (3-0) | Virginia Tech (4-0) | Oregon (4-0) | Auburn (5-1) | California (6-1) | Notre Dame (6-1) | Notre Dame (7-1) | Arkansas (8-1) | Texas (9-2) | Texas (9-2) | Auburn (10-2) | Notre Dame (10-2) | Oklahoma (11-3) | 11. |
| 12. | Miami 2006 Miami Hurricanes football team The 2006 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2006 college football season. The team's head coach was Larry Coker.-Preseason:... |
Georgia (1-0) | Louisville (2-0) | Notre Dame (2-1) | Notre Dame (3-1) | Notre Dame (4-1) | Clemson (5-1) | Clemson (6-1) | California (7-1) | Arkansas (7-1) | LSU (7-2) | Wisconsin (10-1) | Boise State (11-0) | Notre Dame (10-2) | Arkansas (10-3) | Rutgers (11-2) | 12. |
| 13. | Louisville 2006 Louisville Cardinals football team The 2006 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2006 college football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his fourth year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium... |
Louisville (1-0) | Tennessee (2-0) | Oregon (3-0) | Iowa (4-0) | Tennessee (4-1) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | Arkansas (6-1) | LSU (6-2) | Tennessee (7-2) | Boise State (10-0) | Oklahoma (9-2) | Rutgers (10-1) | West Virginia (10-2) | Texas (10-3) | 13. |
| 14. | Michigan 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2006 college football season. The team's head football coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines came into the season with lower expectations than many Michigan teams of the previous few seasons, ranked #14... |
Iowa (1-0) | Virginia Tech (2-0) | Iowa (3-0) | Oregon (3-0) | Oklahoma (3-1) | LSU (4-2) | LSU (5-2) | LSU (6-2) | Boise State (8-0) | Boise State (9-0) | Wake Forest (9-1) | Auburn (10-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | California (10-3) | 14. |
| 15. | Georgia 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team The 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 9-4 record. The Bulldogs had an SEC record of 4-4. Despite losses to unranked Kentucky and Vanderbilt, Georgia salvaged its season by beating two ranked teams in the last two games of the season: #5 Auburn and #15 Georgia Tech... |
Oklahoma (1-0) | Oklahoma (2-0) | Tennessee (2-1) | Tennessee (3-1) | Clemson (4-1) | Iowa (5-1) | Arkansas (5-1) | Boise State (8-0) | Rutgers (8-0) | Rutgers (8-0) | Auburn (9-2) | Rutgers (9-1) | West Virginia (9-2) | Wake Forest (11-2) | Arkansas (10-4) | 15. |
| 16. | Iowa 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team The 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2006 college football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were coached by Kirk Ferentz... |
Virginia Tech (1-0) | Iowa (2-0) | TCU (3-0) | Oklahoma (3-1) | California (4-1) | Georgia (5-1) | Oregon (5-1) | Rutgers (7-0) | Boston College (7-1) | Wisconsin (9-1) | Oklahoma (8-2) | Georgia Tech (9-2) | Wake Forest (10-2) | Rutgers (10-2) | BYU (11-2) | 16. |
| 17. | Virginia Tech 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team The 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer... |
Miami (0-1) | Miami (1-1) | Oklahoma (2-1) | TCU (3-0) | Florida State (3-1) | Arkansas 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team The 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team completed the season with a 10–4 record. The Razorbacks had a regular season SEC record of 7–1.-Schedule:-USC:... (4-1) |
Nebraska (6-1) | Wisconsin (7-1) | Wisconsin (8-1) | Oklahoma (7-2) | California (8-2) | Virginia Tech (9-2) | Texas (9-3) т | Tennessee (9-3) | Notre Dame (10-3) | 17. |
| 18. | Clemson 2006 Clemson Tigers football team The 2006 Clemson football team represented Clemson University in the 2006 college football season The team was coached by Tommy Bowden and played their homes game in the Memorial Stadium.-Notable:... |
Clemson (1-0) | Oregon (2-0) | Florida State (2-1) | Clemson (3-1) | Georgia Tech (4-1) | Oregon (5-1) | Boise State (6-0) | Boston College (6-1) | Oklahoma (6-2) | Wake Forest (8-1) | Georgia Tech (8-2) | Boston College (9-2) | Tennessee (9-3) т | Texas (9-3) | Wake Forest (11-3) | 18. |
| 19. | Penn State 2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The 2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2006–2007 college football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.... |
Penn State (1-0) | Nebraska (2-0) | Clemson (2-1) | Florida State (3-1) | Iowa (4-1) | Missouri (6-0) | Rutgers (6-0) | Oklahoma (5-2) | Clemson (7-2) | Georgia Tech (7-2) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | Tennessee (8-3) | Nebraska (9-3) | BYU (10-2) | Virginia Tech (10-3) | 19. |
| 20. | Nebraska 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bill Callahan and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.... |
Oregon (1-0) | TCU (2-0) | Boston College (3-0) | California (3-1) | Boise State (5-0) | Boise State (6-0) | Oklahoma (4-2) | Nebraska (6-2) | Georgia Tech (6-2) | Virginia Tech (7-2) | Boston College (8-2) | Wake Forest (9-2) | BYU (10-2) | California (9-3) | Boston College (10-3) | 20. |
| 21. | Oregon 2006 Oregon Ducks football team The 2006 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in college football's 2006 season. The team was coached by Mike Bellotti and played their home games in Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States.... |
Nebraska (1-0) | California (1-1) | California (2-1) | Nebraska (3-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Nebraska (5-1) | Wisconsin (6-1) | Georgia Tech (5-2) | Texas A&M (8-1) | Oregon (7-2) | Maryland (8-2) | BYU (9-2) | California (8-3) | Texas A&M (9-3) | Oregon State (10-4) | 21. |
| 22. | TCU 2006 TCU Horned Frogs football team TCU began the 2006 season with high expectations. After a 2005 season where the TCU Horned Frogs lost only one game and won the Mountain West Conference championship, nothing less was expected of the Frogs in 2006. The season would start with two old Southwest Conference foes, and Texas Tech... |
California (0-1) | Arizona State (2-0) | Arizona State (3-0) | Boise State (4-0) | Nebraska (4-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Boston College (5-1) | Texas A&M (7-1) | Wake Forest (7-1) | Boston College (7-2) | Tennessee (7-3) | California (8-3) | Texas A&M (9-3) | Nebraska (9-4) | TCU (11-2) | 22. |
| 23. | Tennessee 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the college football season of 2006–2007. Tennessee entered the 2006 season coming off an 5–6 record in 2005... |
TCU (1-0) | Boston College (2-0) | Nebraska (2-1) | Rutgers 2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team The 2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights campaign was considered by many to be the breakout season for the Rutgers football team. Led by Draddy Trophy winning senior fullback Brian Leonard, sophomore quarterback Mike Teel, sophomore halfback Ray Rice, sophomore wide receiver Tiquan Underwood, junior... (4-0) |
Missouri (5-0) | Oklahoma (3-2) | Texas A&M 2006 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 2006 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 9-4 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 5-3.-Schedule:-Roster:-The Citadel:-Louisiana-Lafayette:-Army:-Louisiana Tech:... (6-1) |
Missouri (7-1) | Virginia Tech (6-2) | Maryland 2006 Maryland Terrapins football team The 2006 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football season. It was the Terrapins' 54th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and its second within the... (7-2) |
BYU (8-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | Boston College (9-3) | Georgia (9-4) | 23. |
| 24. | Arizona State 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team The 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's coach was Dirk Koetter who was fired after the season... |
Texas Tech (1-0) | Texas Tech (2-0) | Penn State (2-1) | Georgia Tech 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team The 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's coach is former Dallas Cowboys, Samford Bulldogs, and Troy Trojans coach Chan Gailey... (3-1) |
Rutgers (5-0) | Rutgers (5-0) | Missouri (6-1) | Wake Forest (6-1) | Oregon (6-2) | Texas A&M (8-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | Clemson (8-3) | Hawaiʻi (10-2) | Oregon State 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team The 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's head coach is Mike Riley, with home games being played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.-The upset:... (9-4) |
Penn State (9-4) | 24. |
| 25. | Texas Tech 2006 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team The 2006 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the college football season of 2006–2007. The team was coached by Mike Leach. The Red Raiders played their home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.... |
Arizona State (1-0) | Penn State (1-1) | Boise State 2006 Boise State Broncos football team The 2006 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2006 college football season. The Broncos won the Western Athletic Conference championship with an undefeated 12–0 regular-season record , their second unbeaten regular season in the past three years... (3-0) |
Missouri 2006 Missouri Tigers football team The 2006 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season.-Schedule:... (4-0) |
Boston College (4-1) | Wisconsin 2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Bret Bielema, the Badgers completed the season with a 12-1 record, including a 7-1 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a... (5-1) |
Wake Forest 2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team The 2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe, in his fifth season at the school, and played its home games at Groves Stadium... (6-1) |
Oregon (5-2) | Washington State 2006 Washington State Cougars football team The 2006 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Bill Doba, and played its home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.... (6-3) |
BYU 2006 BYU Cougars football team The 2006 BYU Cougars football team represents Brigham Young University in the 2006 college football season. The Cougars won the Mountain West Conference championship outright with an 11-2 record , their first unbeaten conference play since 2001... (7-2) |
Clemson (8-3) | Hawaiʻi 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team The 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2006 NCAA Division I-Bowl Subdivision college football season... (9-2) |
Boston College (9-3) | TCU (10-2) | Tennessee (9-4) | 25. |
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Dropped: Clemson |
Dropped: Miami Texas Tech |
Dropped: Boston College Arizona State Penn State |
Dropped: TCU |
Dropped: Florida State Boston College |
Dropped: Iowa Georgia Virginia Tech |
Dropped: None |
Dropped: Nebraska Missouri |
Dropped: Clemson Washington State |
Dropped: Oregon Texas A&M |
Dropped: Maryland |
Dropped: Clemson |
Dropped: Georgia Tech Hawaiʻi |
Dropped: Texas A&M Nebraska |
Coaches Poll
The Coaches PollCoaches Poll
The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and Division I college basketball teams....
is the 2nd oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll and is compiled by a rotating group of 62 college football Division I head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
es. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked #1; second highest is ranked #2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. Any team receiving votes after the top 25 are listed after the top 25 by their point totals. However, these are not real rankings: They are not considered #26, #27, etc. The maximum points a single team can earn is 1550.
Jim Tressel
Jim Tressel
James Patrick Tressel is a gameday consultant for the Indianapolis Colts, and former collegiate football head coach at both The Ohio State University from 2001 to 2011 and at Youngstown State University from 1986 to 2000. Tressel is most notable for his time at Ohio State. He was hired by the...
, head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
of the Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State Buckeyes
The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of The Ohio State University, named after the state tree, the Buckeye. The Buckeyes participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports...
, refused to vote in the Week 15 poll, citing a conflict of interest. In a change to the Coaches Poll for the 2006 season, the final ballots are made public. Tressel did not want his vote of picking Florida or Michigan to play against his team to be known publicly and therefore refused to vote and was an unprecedented move in that no Coaches Poll voter has ever refused to vote.
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| 1. | Ohio State 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team representing the Ohio State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's head coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium... (28) |
Ohio State (41) (1-0) | Ohio State (59) (2-0) | Ohio State (60) (3-0) | Ohio State (59) (4-0) | Ohio State (62) (5-0) | Ohio State (62) (6-0) | Ohio State (63) (7-0) | Ohio State (63) (8-0) | Ohio State (63) (9-0) | Ohio State (63) (10-0) | Ohio State (62) (11-0) | Ohio State (63) (12-0) | Ohio State (63) (12-0) | Ohio State (62) (12-0) | Florida (13-1) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas 2006 Texas Longhorn football team The 2006 Texas Longhorn football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head football coach was Mack Brown, who received the 2006 Paul "Bear" Bryant Award for "Coach of the Year". The Longhorns play their home games in... (11) |
Texas (14) (1-0) | USC (2) (2-0) | USC (2) (3-0) | USC (2) (3-0) | USC (4-0) | USC (5-0) | USC (6-0) | USC (6-0) | Michigan (9-0) | Michigan (10-0) | Michigan (1) (11-0) | USC (9-1) | USC (10-1) | Florida (12-1) | Ohio State (12-1) | 2. |
| 3. | Notre Dame 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was a college football team which represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Charlie Weis in his second year as head coach and played their home football games at Notre Dame... (9) т |
USC (4) (1-0) | Notre Dame (1) (2-0) | Auburn (1) (3-0) | Auburn (2) (4-0) | Auburn (1) (5-0) | Florida (1) (6-0) | Michigan (7-0) | Michigan (8-0) | West Virginia (7-0) | Texas (9-1) | Florida (9-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Michigan (11-1) | LSU (11-2) | 3. |
| 4. | USC 2006 USC Trojans football team The 2006 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in college football season of 2006-2007, winning the Pacific-10 Conference and playing in the Rose Bowl... (1) т |
Auburn (2) (1-0) | Auburn (1) (2-0) | West Virginia (3-0) | West Virginia (4-0) | West Virginia (4-0) | West Virginia (5-0) | West Virginia (6-0) | West Virginia (7-0) | Texas (8-1) | Louisville (8-0) | USC (8-1) | Florida (10-1) | Florida (11-1) | LSU (10-2) | USC (11-2) | 4. |
| 5. | Oklahoma 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2006-2007, winning the Big 12 Conference Championship... (13) |
Notre Dame (2) (1-0) т | West Virginia (2-0) | Florida (3-0) | Florida (4-0) | Florida (5-0) | Michigan (6-0) | Texas (6-1) | Texas (7-1) | Louisville (7-0) | Auburn (9-1) | Notre Dame (9-1) | Arkansas (10-1) | LSU (10-2) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Wisconsin (12-1) | 5. |
| 6. | Auburn 2006 Auburn Tigers football team The 2006 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Tommy Tuberville served his eighth season at Auburn, the third longest tenure among current SEC head coaches that year... (1) |
West Virginia (1-0) т | Florida (2-0) | Michigan (3-0) | Michigan (4-0) | Michigan (5-0) | Texas (5-1) | Louisville (6-0) | Louisville (7-0) | Auburn (8-1) | Florida (8-1) | Arkansas (9-1) | Notre Dame (10-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Louisville (11-1) | Boise State (13-0) | 6. |
| 7. | West Virginia 2006 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 2006 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the season with a 11–2 record. The Mountaineers had a regular season Big East record of 5–2.-2006 Schedule:-Rankings:- References :... |
Florida (1-0) | LSU (2-0) | Georgia (3-0) | Texas (3-1) | Texas (4-1) | Louisville (5-0) | Auburn (6-1) | Auburn (7-1) | Florida (7-1) | USC (7-1) | West Virginia (8-1) | West Virginia (9-1) | Louisville (10-1) | USC (10-2) | Louisville (12-1) | 7. |
| 8. | Florida 2006 Florida Gators football team The 2006 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2006 college football season... |
LSU (1-0) | Texas (1-1) | Texas (2-1) | Louisville (4-0) | Louisville (4-0) | Notre Dame (5-1) | Notre Dame (5-1) | Florida (6-1) | Tennessee (7-1) | Notre Dame (8-1) | Rutgers (9-0) | LSU (9-2) | Arkansas (10-2) | Oklahoma (11-2) | Auburn (11-2) | 8. |
| 9. | LSU 2006 LSU Tigers football team The 2006 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2006–2007. The team's coach was former Oklahoma State coach Les Miles. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana... |
Florida State (1-0) | Georgia (2-0) | Louisville (3-0) | Georgia (4-0) | Georgia (5-0) | Tennessee (5-1) | Tennessee (5-1) | Tennessee (6-1) | USC (6-1) | California (8-1) | LSU (8-2) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Boise State (12-0) | Boise State (12-0) | Michigan (11-2) | 9. |
| 10. | Florida State 2006 Florida State Seminoles football team The 2006 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2006 college football season. Florida State entered the 2006 season as the defending ACC Champion, coming off an 8-5 record in 2005... |
Oklahoma (1-0) | Florida State (2-0) | Virginia Tech (3-0) | Virginia Tech (4-0) т | LSU (4-1) | Auburn (5-1) | Florida (6-1) | Notre Dame (6-1) | Notre Dame (7-1) | West Virginia (7-1) | Wisconsin (10-1) | Texas (9-2) | Oklahoma (10-2) | Auburn (10-2) | West Virginia (11-2) | 10. |
| 11. | Miami 2006 Miami Hurricanes football team The 2006 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2006 college football season. The team's head coach was Larry Coker.-Preseason:... |
Georgia (1-0) | Oklahoma (2-0) | LSU (2-1) | LSU (3-1) т | Oregon (4-0) | California (5-1) | California (6-1) | Clemson (7-1) | California (7-1) | Arkansas (8-1) | Texas (9-2) | Louisville (9-1) | Auburn (10-2) | Notre Dame (10-2) | Oklahoma (11-3) | 11. |
| 12. | California 2006 California Golden Bears football team The 2006 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the college football 2006-2007 season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford.... |
Louisville (1-0) | Louisville (2-0) | Oregon (3-0) | Oregon (4-0) | Notre Dame (4-1) | Clemson (5-1) | Clemson (6-1) | California (7-1) т | Arkansas (7-1) | LSU (7-2) | Louisville (8-1) | Boise State (11-0) | Notre Dame (10-2) | West Virginia (10-2) | Rutgers (11-2) | 12. |
| 13. | Louisville 2006 Louisville Cardinals football team The 2006 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2006 college football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his fourth year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium... |
Michigan (1-0) | Michigan (2-0) | Notre Dame (2-1) | Iowa (4-0) | Oklahoma (3-1) | Iowa (5-1) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | LSU (6-2) т | LSU (6-2) | Boise State (9-0) | Boise State (10-0) | Auburn (10-2) | Rutgers (10-1) | Arkansas (10-3) | Texas (10-3) | 13. |
| 14. | Georgia 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team The 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 9-4 record. The Bulldogs had an SEC record of 4-4. Despite losses to unranked Kentucky and Vanderbilt, Georgia salvaged its season by beating two ranked teams in the last two games of the season: #5 Auburn and #15 Georgia Tech... |
Virginia Tech (1-0) | Virginia Tech (2-0) | Iowa (3-0) | Notre Dame (3-1) | Tennessee (4-1) | Georgia (5-1) | LSU (5-2) | Arkansas (6-1) | Boise State (8-0) | Rutgers (8-0) | Wake Forest (9-1) | Oklahoma (9-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | California (10-3) | 14. |
| 15. | Michigan 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2006 college football season. The team's head football coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines came into the season with lower expectations than many Michigan teams of the previous few seasons, ranked #14... |
Iowa (1-0) | Miami (1-1) | TCU (3-0) | TCU (4-0) | Clemson (4-1) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | Oregon (5-1) | Boise State (8-0) | Rutgers (8-0) | Tennessee (7-2) | Auburn (9-2) | Georgia Tech (9-2) | West Virginia (9-2) | Wake Forest (11-2) | BYU (11-2) | 15. |
| 16. | Virginia Tech 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team The 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer... |
Miami (0-1) | Iowa (2-0) | Oklahoma (2-1) | Oklahoma (3-1) | Florida State (3-1) | LSU (4-2) | Nebraska (6-1) | Rutgers (7-0) | Boston College (7-1) | Wisconsin (9-1) т | Oklahoma (8-2) | Rutgers (9-1) | Wake Forest (10-2) | Texas (9-3) | Arkansas (10-4) | 16. |
| 17. | Iowa 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team The 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2006 college football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were coached by Kirk Ferentz... |
Tennessee (1-0) | Tennessee (2-0) | Florida State (2-1) | Florida State (3-1) | California (4-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Boise State (7-0) | Boston College (6-1) | Wisconsin (8-1) | Oklahoma (7-2) (t16) | California (8-2) | Virginia Tech (9-2) | Texas (9-3) | Rutgers (10-2) | Wake Forest (11-3) | 17. |
| 18. | Clemson 2006 Clemson Tigers football team The 2006 Clemson football team represented Clemson University in the 2006 college football season The team was coached by Tommy Bowden and played their homes game in the Memorial Stadium.-Notable:... |
Clemson (1-0) | Oregon (2-0) | Arizona State (3-0) | Tennessee (3-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Oregon (4-1) | Arkansas (5-1) | Wisconsin (7-1) | Oklahoma (6-2) | Georgia Tech (7-2) | Georgia Tech (8-2) | Boston College (9-2) | Nebraska (9-3) | Tennessee (9-3) | Virginia Tech (10-3) | 18. |
| 19. | Penn State 2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The 2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2006–2007 college football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.... |
Penn State (1-0) | Nebraska (2-0) | Tennessee (2-1) | Clemson (3-1) | Iowa (4-1) | Boise State (6-0) | Rutgers (6-0) | Oklahoma (5-2) | Clemson (7-2) | Wake Forest (8-1) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | Tennessee (9-3) | California (9-3) | Notre Dame (10-3) | 19. |
| 20. | Oregon 2006 Oregon Ducks football team The 2006 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in college football's 2006 season. The team was coached by Mike Bellotti and played their home games in Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States.... |
Oregon (1-0) | TCU (2-0) | California (2-1) | California (3-1) | Georgia Tech 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team The 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's coach is former Dallas Cowboys, Samford Bulldogs, and Troy Trojans coach Chan Gailey... (4-1) |
Nebraska (5-1) | Oklahoma (4-2) | Nebraska (6-2) | Georgia Tech (6-2) | Oregon (7-2) | Boston College (8-2) | Wake Forest (9-2) | California (8-3) | BYU (10-2) | Boston College (10-3) | 20. |
| 21. | TCU 2006 TCU Horned Frogs football team TCU began the 2006 season with high expectations. After a 2005 season where the TCU Horned Frogs lost only one game and won the Mountain West Conference championship, nothing less was expected of the Frogs in 2006. The season would start with two old Southwest Conference foes, and Texas Tech... |
Nebraska (1-0) | California (1-1) | Boston College (3-0) | Nebraska (3-1) | Boise State (5-0) | Missouri (6-0) | Boston College (5-1) | Georgia Tech (5-2) | Texas A&M (8-1) | Virginia Tech (7-2) | Maryland (8-2) | Tennessee (8-3) | BYU (10-2) | Texas A&M (9-3) | TCU (11-2) | 21. |
| 22. | Nebraska 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bill Callahan and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.... |
TCU (1-0) | Texas Tech (2-0) | Alabama (3-0) | Boise State (4-0) | Nebraska (4-1) | Oklahoma (3-2) | Wisconsin 2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Bret Bielema, the Badgers completed the season with a 12-1 record, including a 7-1 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a... (6-1) |
Texas A&M (7-1) | Oregon (6-2) | Boston College (7-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | California (8-3) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | Nebraska (9-4) | Oregon State (10-4) | 22. |
| 23. | Tennessee 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the college football season of 2006–2007. Tennessee entered the 2006 season coming off an 5–6 record in 2005... |
California (0-1) | Arizona State 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team The 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's coach was Dirk Koetter who was fired after the season... (2-0) |
Clemson (2-1) | Rutgers 2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team The 2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights campaign was considered by many to be the breakout season for the Rutgers football team. Led by Draddy Trophy winning senior fullback Brian Leonard, sophomore quarterback Mike Teel, sophomore halfback Ray Rice, sophomore wide receiver Tiquan Underwood, junior... (4-0) |
Rutgers (5-0) | Arkansas 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team The 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team completed the season with a 10–4 record. The Razorbacks had a regular season SEC record of 7–1.-Schedule:-USC:... (4-1) |
Iowa (5-2) | Missouri (7-1) | Wake Forest 2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team The 2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe, in his fifth season at the school, and played its home games at Groves Stadium... (7-1) |
Texas A&M (8-2) | Tennessee (7-3) | BYU (9-2) | Hawaiʻi (10-2) | Boston College (9-3) | Tennessee (9-4) | 23. |
| 24. | Alabama 2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season trying to improve from a 10–2 record in the 2005 season. The Tide was led by head coach Mike Shula entering his fourth year at Alabama. Despite a strong 5–2 start, they... |
Texas Tech (1-0) | Alabama (2-0) | Nebraska (2-1) | Texas Tech (3-1) | Texas Tech (4-1) | Rutgers (5-0) | Georgia (5-2) | Oregon (5-2) | Virginia Tech (6-2) | Maryland 2006 Maryland Terrapins football team The 2006 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football season. It was the Terrapins' 54th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and its second within the... (7-2) |
BYU 2006 BYU Cougars football team The 2006 BYU Cougars football team represents Brigham Young University in the 2006 college football season. The Cougars won the Mountain West Conference championship outright with an 11-2 record , their first unbeaten conference play since 2001... (8-2) |
Clemson (8-3) | Texas A&M (9-3) | TCU (10-2) | Hawaiʻi (11-3) | 24. |
| 25. | Texas Tech 2006 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team The 2006 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the college football season of 2006–2007. The team was coached by Mike Leach. The Red Raiders played their home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.... |
Alabama (1-0) | Boston College (2-0) | Boise State 2006 Boise State Broncos football team The 2006 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2006 college football season. The Broncos won the Western Athletic Conference championship with an undefeated 12–0 regular-season record , their second unbeaten regular season in the past three years... (3-0) |
Boston College (3-1) | Missouri 2006 Missouri Tigers football team The 2006 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season.-Schedule:... (5-0) |
Boston College (4-1) | Texas A&M 2006 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 2006 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 9-4 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 5-3.-Schedule:-Roster:-The Citadel:-Louisiana-Lafayette:-Army:-Louisiana Tech:... (6-1) |
Georgia (6-2) | Missouri (7-2) | Nebraska (7-3) | Clemson (8-3) | Hawaiʻi 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team The 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2006 NCAA Division I-Bowl Subdivision college football season... (9-2) |
Boston College (9-3) | Oregon State 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team The 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's head coach is Mike Riley, with home games being played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.-The upset:... (9-4) т |
Penn State (9-4) | 25. |
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Harris Interactive Poll
The Harris PollHarris Interactive College Football Poll
The Harris Interactive College Football Poll is a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football teams. The rankings are compiled by Harris Interactive, a market research company that specializes in Internet research....
is the newest poll as it was created in 2005 to replace the AP Poll in the BCS formula and consists of former players, coaches, administrators, and current and former media who submit votes for the top 25 teams each week. The panel has been designed to be a statistically valid representation of all 11 Division I FBS Conferences and independent institutions
NCAA Division I-A independent schools
NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision independent schools are four-year institutions whose football programs are not part of an NCAA-affiliated conference. This means that FBS independents are not required to schedule each other for competition like conference schools do...
. The poll operates identically to the Coaches Poll, except with 114 members, the point values of the highest ranked teams are higher than the Coaches Poll. The maximum points a single team can earn is 2850 points. The poll ends at the conclusion of the regular season, and does not produce another poll after the bowl games.
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| 1. | Ohio State 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team representing the Ohio State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's head coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium... (107) (4-0) |
Ohio State (110) (5-0) | Ohio State (112) (6-0) | Ohio State (112) (7-0) | Ohio State (112) (8-0) | Ohio State (113) (9-0) | Ohio State (113) (10-0) | Ohio State (112) (11-0) | Ohio State (114) (12-0) | Ohio State (114) (12-0) | Ohio State (112) (12-0) | 1. |
| 2. | USC 2006 USC Trojans football team The 2006 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in college football season of 2006-2007, winning the Pacific-10 Conference and playing in the Rose Bowl... (4) (3-0) |
USC (2) (4-0) | USC (1) (5-0) | Michigan (1) (7-0) | Michigan (1) (8-0) | Michigan (9-0) | Michigan (10-0) | Michigan (11-0) | USC (9-1) | USC (10-1) | Florida (1) (12-1) | 2. |
| 3. | Auburn 2006 Auburn Tigers football team The 2006 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Tommy Tuberville served his eighth season at Auburn, the third longest tenure among current SEC head coaches that year... (2) (4-0) |
Auburn (1) (5-0) | Florida (1) (6-0) | USC (1) (6-0) | USC (6-0) | West Virginia (1) (7-0) | Louisville (1) (8-0) | USC (8-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Michigan (11-1) | 3. |
| 4. | West Virginia 2006 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 2006 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the season with a 11–2 record. The Mountaineers had a regular season Big East record of 5–2.-2006 Schedule:-Rankings:- References :... (4-0) |
Michigan (5-0) | Michigan (6-0) | West Virginia (6-0) | West Virginia (7-0) | Texas (8-1) | Texas (9-1) | Florida (9-1) | Florida (10-1) | Florida (11-1) | LSU (10-2) | 4. |
| 5. | Michigan 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2006 college football season. The team's head football coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines came into the season with lower expectations than many Michigan teams of the previous few seasons, ranked #14... (4-0) |
Florida (1) (5-0) т | West Virginia (5-0) | Texas (6-1) | Texas (7-1) | Louisville (7-0) | Auburn (8-1) | Notre Dame (9-1) | Notre Dame (10-1) | LSU (10-2) | Louisville (11-1) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida 2006 Florida Gators football team The 2006 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2006 college football season... (4-0) |
West Virginia(4-0) т | Texas (5-1) | Louisville (6-0) | Louisville (7-0) | Auburn (8-1) | Florida (8-1) | Arkansas (9-1) | Arkansas (10-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | 6. |
| 7. | Louisville 2006 Louisville Cardinals football team The 2006 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2006 college football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his fourth year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium... (4-0) |
Louisville (4-0) | Louisville (5-0) | Auburn (6-1) | Auburn (7-1) | Florida (7-1) | USC (7-1) | Rutgers (9-0) | West Virginia (9-1) | Louisville (10-1) | USC (10-2) | 7. |
| 8. | Texas 2006 Texas Longhorn football team The 2006 Texas Longhorn football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head football coach was Mack Brown, who received the 2006 Paul "Bear" Bryant Award for "Coach of the Year". The Longhorns play their home games in... (3-1) |
Texas (4-1) | Tennessee (5-1) | Tennessee (5-1) | Tennessee (6-1) | Tennessee (7-1) | Notre Dame (8-1) | West Virginia (8-1) | LSU (9-2) | Arkansas (10-2) | Oklahoma (11-2) | 8. |
| 9. | Georgia 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team The 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 9-4 record. The Bulldogs had an SEC record of 4-4. Despite losses to unranked Kentucky and Vanderbilt, Georgia salvaged its season by beating two ranked teams in the last two games of the season: #5 Auburn and #15 Georgia Tech... (4-0) |
LSU (4-1) | Notre Dame (5-1) | Florida (6-1) | Florida (6-1) | USC (6-1) | California (8-1) | LSU (8-2) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Boise State (12-0) | Boise State (12-0) | 9. |
| 10. | LSU 2006 LSU Tigers football team The 2006 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2006–2007. The team's coach was former Oklahoma State coach Les Miles. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana... (3-1) |
Georgia (5-0) | Auburn (5-1) | Notre Dame (5-1) | Notre Dame (6-1) | Notre Dame (7-1) | West Virginia (7-1) | Louisville (8-1) | Louisville (9-1) | Notre Dame (10-2) | Auburn (10-2) т | 10. |
| 11. | Virginia Tech 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team The 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer... (4-0) |
Oregon (4-0) | California (5-1) | California (6-1) | California (7-1) | California (7-1) | Arkansas (8-1) | Wisconsin (10-1) | Texas (9-2) | Oklahoma (10-2) | Notre Dame (10-2) т | 11. |
| 12. | Notre Dame 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was a college football team which represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Charlie Weis in his second year as head coach and played their home football games at Notre Dame... (3-1) |
Notre Dame (4-1) | Clemson (5-1) | Clemson (6-1) | Clemson (7-1) | Arkansas (7-1) | LSU (7-2) | Texas (9-2) | Boise State (11-0) | Auburn (10-2) | West Virginia (10-2) | 12. |
| 13. | Oregon 2006 Oregon Ducks football team The 2006 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in college football's 2006 season. The team was coached by Mike Bellotti and played their home games in Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States.... (3-0) |
Tennessee (4-1) | Iowa (5-1) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | LSU (6-2) | LSU (6-2) | Rutgers (8-0) | Boise State (10-0) | Auburn (10-2) | Rutgers (10-1) | Arkansas (10-3) | 13. |
| 14. | Iowa 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team The 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2006 college football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were coached by Kirk Ferentz... (4-0) |
Oklahoma (3-1) | Georgia (5-1) | LSU (5-2) | Arkansas (6-1) | Rutgers (8-0) | Boise State (8-0) | Wake Forest (9-1) | Oklahoma (9-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | Wake Forest (11-2) | 14. |
| 15. | Tennessee 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the college football season of 2006–2007. Tennessee entered the 2006 season coming off an 5–6 record in 2005... (3-1) |
Clemson (4-1) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | Oregon (5-1) | Rutgers (7-0) | Boise State (8-0) | Tennessee (7-2) | Auburn (9-2) | Rutgers (9-1) | West Virginia (9-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | 15. |
| 16. | Oklahoma 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2006-2007, winning the Big 12 Conference Championship... (3-1) |
California (4-1) | LSU (4-2) | Nebraska (6-1) | Boise State (8-0) | Boston College (7-1) | Wisconsin (9-1) | Oklahoma (9-2) | Georgia Tech (9-2) | Wake Forest (10-2) | Rutgers (10-2) | 16. |
| 17. | TCU 2006 TCU Horned Frogs football team TCU began the 2006 season with high expectations. After a 2005 season where the TCU Horned Frogs lost only one game and won the Mountain West Conference championship, nothing less was expected of the Frogs in 2006. The season would start with two old Southwest Conference foes, and Texas Tech... (3-0) |
Florida State (3-1) | Missouri (6-0) | Arkansas (5-1) | Boston College (6-1) | Wisconsin (8-1) | Oklahoma (7-2) | California (8-2) | Virginia Tech (9-2) | Texas (9-3) | Texas (9-3) | 17. |
| 18. | California 2006 California Golden Bears football team The 2006 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the college football 2006-2007 season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford.... (3-1) |
Iowa (4-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Boise State (6-0) | Wisconsin (7-1) | Oklahoma (6-2) | Wake Forest (8-1) | Georgia Tech (8-2) | Boston College (9-2) | Tennessee (9-3) | Tennessee (9-3) | 18. |
| 19. | Clemson 2006 Clemson Tigers football team The 2006 Clemson football team represented Clemson University in the 2006 college football season The team was coached by Tommy Bowden and played their homes game in the Memorial Stadium.-Notable:... (3-1) |
Virginia Tech (4-1) | Nebraska (5-1) | Rutgers (6-0) | Oklahoma (5-2) | Clemson (7-2) | Georgia Tech (7-2) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | Tennessee (8-3) | BYU (10-2) | BYU (10-2) | 19. |
| 20. | Florida State 2006 Florida State Seminoles football team The 2006 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2006 college football season. Florida State entered the 2006 season as the defending ACC Champion, coming off an 8-5 record in 2005... (3-1) |
Georgia Tech 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team The 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's coach is former Dallas Cowboys, Samford Bulldogs, and Troy Trojans coach Chan Gailey... (4-1) |
Oregon (4-1) | Oklahoma (4-2) | Nebraska (6-2) | Georgia Tech (6-2) | Oregon (7-2) | Boston College (8-2) | Wake Forest (9-2) | Nebraska (9-3) | California (9-3) | 20. |
| 21. | Nebraska 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bill Callahan and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.... (3-1) |
Nebraska (4-1) | Boise State (6-0) | Boston College (5-1) | Missouri (7-1) | Texas A&M (8-1) | Virginia Tech (7-2) | Maryland (8-2) | BYU (9-2) | California (8-3) | Texas A&M (9-3) | 21. |
| 22. | Boise State 2006 Boise State Broncos football team The 2006 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2006 college football season. The Broncos won the Western Athletic Conference championship with an undefeated 12–0 regular-season record , their second unbeaten regular season in the past three years... (4-0) |
Boise State (5-0) | Arkansas 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team The 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team completed the season with a 10–4 record. The Razorbacks had a regular season SEC record of 7–1.-Schedule:-USC:... (4-1) |
Wisconsin 2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Bret Bielema, the Badgers completed the season with a 12-1 record, including a 7-1 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a... (6-1) |
Georgia Tech (5-2) | Oregon (6-2) | Boston College (7-2) | Tennessee (7-3) | Nebraska (8-3) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | Nebraska (9-4) | 22. |
| 23. | Rutgers 2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team The 2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights campaign was considered by many to be the breakout season for the Rutgers football team. Led by Draddy Trophy winning senior fullback Brian Leonard, sophomore quarterback Mike Teel, sophomore halfback Ray Rice, sophomore wide receiver Tiquan Underwood, junior... (4-0) |
Missouri (5-0) | Oklahoma (3-2) | Iowa (5-2) | Texas A&M 2006 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 2006 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 9-4 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 5-3.-Schedule:-Roster:-The Citadel:-Louisiana-Lafayette:-Army:-Louisiana Tech:... (7-1) |
Wake Forest (7-1) | Maryland 2006 Maryland Terrapins football team The 2006 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football season. It was the Terrapins' 54th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and its second within the... (7-2) |
Nebraska (8-3) | California (8-3) | Hawaii (10-2) | Boston College (9-3) | 23. |
| 24. | Missouri 2006 Missouri Tigers football team The 2006 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season.-Schedule:... (4-0) |
Rutgers (5-0) | Rutgers (5-0) | Georgia (5-2) | Oregon (5-2) | Virginia Tech (6-2) | Texas A&M (8-2) | BYU 2006 BYU Cougars football team The 2006 BYU Cougars football team represents Brigham Young University in the 2006 college football season. The Cougars won the Mountain West Conference championship outright with an 11-2 record , their first unbeaten conference play since 2001... (8-2) |
Clemson (8-3) | Texas A&M (9-3) | TCU (10-2) | 24. |
| 25. | Boston College (3-1) | Boston College (4-1) | Boston College (4-1) | Missouri (6-1) | Wake Forest 2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team The 2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe, in his fifth season at the school, and played its home games at Groves Stadium... (6-1) |
(7-1) | Nebraska (7-3) | Oregon (7-3) | Hawaii 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team The 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2006 NCAA Division I-Bowl Subdivision college football season... (9-2) |
Boston College (9-3) | Georgia Tech (9-4) | 25. |
| Week 5 Sept 23 | Week 6 Sept 30 | Week 7 Oct 7 | Week 8 Oct 14 | Week 9 Oct 21 | Week 10 Oct 28 | Week 11 Nov 4 | Week 12 Nov 11 | Week 13 Nov 18 | Week 14 Nov 25 | Week 15 Dec 2 |
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| Dropped: TCU |
Dropped: Florida State |
Dropped: Virginia Tech |
Dropped: Georgia Iowa |
Dropped: Missouri Nebraska |
Dropped: Clemson Tulsa |
Dropped: Texas A&M |
Dropped: Maryland Oregon |
Dropped: Clemson |
Dropped: Hawaii |
BCS rankings
The BCS rankings are a based on a formula composed of the Coaches Poll, the Harris Interactive Poll and six computer rankings. These rankings are usually released around the seventh week of the season and the results of this poll decide which teams play in which bowl gameBowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
s as well as which two teams will play in the BCS National Championship Game
BCS National Championship Game
The BCS National Championship Game, or BCS National Championship, is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series and is intended by the organizers of the BCS to determine the U.S. national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision...
. The BCS Rankings are generated by taking the points received in each poll individually, and dividing by the total points that a single team could earn if they were ranked #1 by every member. For example, the maximum total points in the Coaches Poll is 1550, and if a team earns 1387 points, their score in the BCS for the Coaches Poll would be 895. The BCS Rankings then does the same for the Harris Interactive Poll. Next, the highest and lowest rankings of the 6 computer rankings are dropped, the remaining 4 combined with the points (again awarded by position) and divided by 100. The three percentages are then averaged, and the highest average is then awarded 1st place in the BCS Rankings.
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| 1. | Ohio State 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team representing the Ohio State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's head coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium... (7-0) |
Ohio State (8-0) | Ohio State (9-0) | Ohio State (10-0) | Ohio State (11-0) | Ohio State (12-0) | Ohio State (12-0) | Ohio State (12-0) | 1. |
| 2. | USC 2006 USC Trojans football team The 2006 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in college football season of 2006-2007, winning the Pacific-10 Conference and playing in the Rose Bowl... (6-0) |
Michigan (8-0) | Michigan (9-0) | Michigan (10-0) | Michigan (11-0) | Michigan (11-1) | USC (10-1) | Florida (12-1) | 2. |
| 3. | Michigan 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2006 college football season. The team's head football coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines came into the season with lower expectations than many Michigan teams of the previous few seasons, ranked #14... (7-0) |
USC (6-0) | West Virginia (7-0) | Louisville (8-0) | USC (8-1) | USC (9-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Michigan (11-1) | 3. |
| 4. | Auburn 2006 Auburn Tigers football team The 2006 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Tommy Tuberville served his eighth season at Auburn, the third longest tenure among current SEC head coaches that year... (6-1) |
West Virginia (7-0) | Florida (7-1) | Florida (8-1) | Florida (9-1) | Florida (10-1) | Florida (11-1) | LSU (10-2) | 4. |
| 5. | West Virginia 2006 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 2006 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the season with a 11–2 record. The Mountaineers had a regular season Big East record of 5–2.-2006 Schedule:-Rankings:- References :... (6-0) |
Auburn (7-1) | Louisville (7-0) | Texas (9-1) | Notre Dame (9-1) | Notre Dame (10-1) | LSU (10-2) | USC (10-2) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida 2006 Florida Gators football team The 2006 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2006 college football season... (6-1) |
Florida (6-1) | Auburn (8-1) | Auburn (9-1) | Rutgers (9-0) | Arkansas (10-1) | Louisville (10-1) | Louisville (11-1) | 6. |
| 7. | Louisville 2006 Louisville Cardinals football team The 2006 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2006 college football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his fourth year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium... (6-0) |
Texas (7-1) | Texas (8-1) | USC (7-1) | Arkansas (9-1) | West Virginia (9-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | 7. |
| 8. | Notre Dame 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was a college football team which represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Charlie Weis in his second year as head coach and played their home football games at Notre Dame... (5-1) |
Louisville (7-0) | USC (6-1) | California (8-1) | West Virginia (8-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Boise State (12-0) | Boise State (12-0) | 8. |
| 9. | Texas 2006 Texas Longhorn football team The 2006 Texas Longhorn football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head football coach was Mack Brown, who received the 2006 Paul "Bear" Bryant Award for "Coach of the Year". The Longhorns play their home games in... (6-1) |
Notre Dame (6-1) | Notre Dame (7-1) | Notre Dame (8-1) | Wisconsin (10-1) | Louisville (9-1) | Arkansas (10-2) | Auburn (10-2) | 9. |
| 10. | California 2006 California Golden Bears football team The 2006 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the college football 2006-2007 season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford.... (6-1) |
California (7-1) | California (7-1) | West Virginia (7-1) | Louisville (8-1) | LSU (9-2) | Notre Dame (10-2) | Oklahoma (11-2) | 10. |
| 11. | Tennessee 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the college football season of 2006–2007. Tennessee entered the 2006 season coming off an 5–6 record in 2005... (5-1) |
Tennessee (6-1) | Tennessee (7-1) | Arkansas (8-1) | LSU (8-2) | Boise State (11-0) | Auburn (10-2) | Notre Dame (10-2) | 11. |
| 12. | Clemson 2006 Clemson Tigers football team The 2006 Clemson football team represented Clemson University in the 2006 college football season The team was coached by Tommy Bowden and played their homes game in the Memorial Stadium.-Notable:... (6-1) |
Clemson (7-1) | Rutgers (8-0) | LSU (7-2) | Boise State (10-0) | Auburn (10-2) | Oklahoma (10-2) | Arkansas (10-3) | 12. |
| 13. | Arkansas 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team The 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team completed the season with a 10–4 record. The Razorbacks had a regular season SEC record of 7–1.-Schedule:-USC:... (5-1) |
Arkansas (6-1) | Arkansas (7-1) | Rutgers (8-0) | Texas (9-2) | Texas (9-2) | Rutgers (10-1) | West Virginia (10-2) | 13. |
| 14. | Oregon 2006 Oregon Ducks football team The 2006 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in college football's 2006 season. The team was coached by Mike Bellotti and played their home games in Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States.... (5-1) |
Rutgers (7-0) | Boise State (8-0) | Boise State (9-0) | Auburn (9-2) | Rutgers (9-1) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | Wake Forest (11-2) | 14. |
| 15. | Boise State 2006 Boise State Broncos football team The 2006 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2006 college football season. The Broncos won the Western Athletic Conference championship with an undefeated 12–0 regular-season record , their second unbeaten regular season in the past three years... (6-0) |
Boise State (7-0) | Boston College (7-1) | Wisconsin (9-1) | California (8-2) | Oklahoma (9-2) | West Virginia (9-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | 15. |
| 16. | Rutgers 2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team The 2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights campaign was considered by many to be the breakout season for the Rutgers football team. Led by Draddy Trophy winning senior fullback Brian Leonard, sophomore quarterback Mike Teel, sophomore halfback Ray Rice, sophomore wide receiver Tiquan Underwood, junior... (6-0) |
LSU (6-2) | Wisconsin (8-1) | Tennessee (7-2) | Wake Forest (9-1) | Georgia Tech (9-2) | Tennessee (9-3) | Rutgers (10-2) | 16. |
| 17. | Nebraska 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bill Callahan and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.... (6-1) |
Boston College (6-1) | LSU (6-2) | Oklahoma (7-2) | Oklahoma (8-2) | Virginia Tech (9-2) | Wake Forest (10-2) | Tennessee (9-3) | 17. |
| 18. | LSU 2006 LSU Tigers football team The 2006 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2006–2007. The team's coach was former Oklahoma State coach Les Miles. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana... (5-2) |
Wisconsin (7-1) | Oklahoma (6-2) | Georgia Tech (7-2) | Georgia Tech (8-2) | Boston College (9-2) | California (8-3) | California (8-3) | 18. |
| 19. | Georgia Tech 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team The 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's coach is former Dallas Cowboys, Samford Bulldogs, and Troy Trojans coach Chan Gailey... (5-1) |
Oklahoma (5-2) | Clemson (7-2) | Wake Forest (8-1) | Maryland (8-2) | California (8-3) | Texas (9-3) | Texas (9-3) | 19. |
| 20. | Boston College (5-1) | Missouri (7-1) | Georgia Tech (6-2) | Oregon (7-2) | Boston College (8-2) | Tennessee (8-3) | Nebraska (9-3) | BYU (10-2) | 20. |
| 21. | Wisconsin 2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Bret Bielema, the Badgers completed the season with a 12-1 record, including a 7-1 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a... (6-1) |
Texas A&M 2006 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 2006 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 9-4 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 5-3.-Schedule:-Roster:-The Citadel:-Louisiana-Lafayette:-Army:-Louisiana Tech:... (7-1) |
Texas A&M (8-1) | Virginia Tech (7-2) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | Wake Forest (9-2) | BYU (10-2) | Texas A&M (9-3) | 21. |
| 22. | Oklahoma 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2006-2007, winning the Big 12 Conference Championship... (4-2) |
Nebraska (6-2) | Oregon (6-2) | Boston College (7-2) | Tennessee (7-3) | Nebraska (8-3) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | Oregon State (9-4) | 22. |
| 23. | Iowa 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team The 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2006 college football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were coached by Kirk Ferentz... (5-2) |
Oregon (5-2) | Washington State (6-3) | Maryland 2006 Maryland Terrapins football team The 2006 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football season. It was the Terrapins' 54th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and its second within the... (7-2) |
Nebraska (8-3) | BYU (9-2) | Texas A&M (9-3) | Nebraska (9-4) | 23. |
| 24. | Missouri 2006 Missouri Tigers football team The 2006 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season.-Schedule:... (6-1) |
Georgia Tech (5-2) | Wake Forest 2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team The 2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe, in his fifth season at the school, and played its home games at Groves Stadium... (7-1) |
Oregon State 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team The 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's head coach is Mike Riley, with home games being played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.-The upset:... (6-3) |
Oregon (7-3) | Clemson (8-3) | Oregon State (8-4) | Boston College (9-3) | 24. |
| 25. | (5-1) | Washington State 2006 Washington State Cougars football team The 2006 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Bill Doba, and played its home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.... (5-3) |
Virginia Tech 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team The 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer... (6-2) |
Texas A&M (8-2) | BYU 2006 BYU Cougars football team The 2006 BYU Cougars football team represents Brigham Young University in the 2006 college football season. The Cougars won the Mountain West Conference championship outright with an 11-2 record , their first unbeaten conference play since 2001... (8-2) |
Penn State 2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The 2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2006–2007 college football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.... (8-4) |
Hawaii 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team The 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2006 NCAA Division I-Bowl Subdivision college football season... (10-2) |
(7-5) | 25. |
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| Dropped: Iowa Tulsa |
Dropped: Missouri Nebraska |
Dropped: Clemson Washington State |
Dropped: Oregon State Texas A&M |
Dropped: Maryland Oregon |
Dropped: Boston College Clemson Penn State |
Dropped: Georgia Tech Hawaii |
USA Today/Gallup Fan Poll
The USA Today/Gallup Fan Poll is an unofficial poll sponsored by the news publisher USA TodayUSA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
and the polling agency Gallup
The Gallup Organization
The Gallup Organization, is primarily a research-based performance-management consulting company. Some of Gallup's key practice areas are - Employee Engagement, Customer Engagement and Well-Being. Gallup has over 40 offices in 27 countries. World headquarters are in Washington, D.C. Operational...
. The preseason poll was released on August 24, 2006. The poll represents 400 college football fans from across the country that were recruited by Gallup to participate. Fans had to "demonstrate a high degree of interest in and knowledge of the sport and commit to being a serious evaluator of teams as the season unfolds." Unlike the other polls, this poll only included the top 15 teams and has no bearing on any formula for determining post season play and is used merely as a gauge to compare against the similar polls voted on by college football coaches and writers.
| Preseason Aug 24 | Week 1 Sept 2 | Week 2 Sept 9 | Week 3 Sept 16 | Week 4 Sept 23 | Week 5 Sept 30 | Week 6 Oct 7 | Week 7 Oct 14 | Week 8 Oct 21 | Week 9 Oct 28 | Week 10 Nov 4 | Week 11 Nov 11 | Week 12 Nov 18 | Week 13 Nov 25 | Week 14 Dec 2 | Week 15 Final |
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| 1. | Ohio State 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team representing the Ohio State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's head coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium... (197) |
Ohio State (235) (1-0) | Ohio State (367) (2-0) | Ohio State (367) (3-0) | Ohio State (362) (4-0) | Ohio State (377) (5-0) | Ohio State (380) (6-0) | Ohio State (7-0) | Ohio State (387) (8-0) | Ohio State (389) (9-0) | Ohio State (387) (10-0) | Ohio State (385) (11-0) | Ohio State (398) (12-0) | Ohio State (12-0) | Ohio State (396) (12-0) | Florida (13-1) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas 2006 Texas Longhorn football team The 2006 Texas Longhorn football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head football coach was Mack Brown, who received the 2006 Paul "Bear" Bryant Award for "Coach of the Year". The Longhorns play their home games in... (81) |
Texas (99) (1-0) | Notre Dame (10) (2-0) | USC (16) (2-0) | Auburn (13) (4-0) | Auburn (5) (5-0) | USC (5-0) | Michigan (7-0) | Michigan (5) (8-0) | Michigan (7) (9-0) | Michigan (8) (10-0) | Michigan (12) (11-0) | Michigan (1) (11-1) | USC (10-1) | Florida (2) (12-1) | Ohio State (12-1) | 2. |
| 3. | USC 2006 USC Trojans football team The 2006 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in college football season of 2006-2007, winning the Pacific-10 Conference and playing in the Rose Bowl... (31) |
USC (28) (1-0) | USC (7) (1-0) | Auburn (10) (3-0) | USC (20) (3-0) | USC (14) (4-0) | Florida (6) (6-0) | USC (6-0) | USC (6) (6-0) | West Virginia (3) (7-0) | Louisville (2) (8-0) | USC (8-1) | USC (1) (9-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Michigan (1) (11-1) | LSU (11-2) | 3. |
| 4. | Notre Dame 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was a college football team which represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Charlie Weis in his second year as head coach and played their home football games at Notre Dame... (46) |
Auburn (12) (1-0) | Auburn (8) (2-0) | West Virginia (2) (3-0) | West Virginia (2) (4-0) | Florida (1) (5-0) | West Virginia (1) (5-0) | West Virginia (6-0) | West Virginia (2) (7-0) | Texas (8-1) | Texas (9-1) | Florida (9-1) | Florida (10-1) | Florida (11-1) | Louisville (11-1) | USC (11-2) | 4. |
| 5. | Auburn 2006 Auburn Tigers football team The 2006 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Tommy Tuberville served his eighth season at Auburn, the third longest tenure among current SEC head coaches that year... (10) |
Notre Dame (19) (1-0) | West Virginia (1) (2-0) | Florida (1) (3-0) | Florida (1) (4-0) | Michigan (5-0) | Michigan (1) (6-0) | Texas (6-1) | Texas (7-1) | Louisville (7-0) | Auburn (9-1) | Notre Dame (1) (9-1) | Arkansas (10-1) | Louisville (10-1) | LSU (10-2) | Wisconsin (12-1) | 5. |
| 6. | West Virginia 2006 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 2006 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the season with a 11–2 record. The Mountaineers had a regular season Big East record of 5–2.-2006 Schedule:-Rankings:- References :... (6) |
West Virginia (3) (1-0) | LSU (1) (2-0) | Michigan (2) (3-0) | Michigan (4-0) | West Virginia (1) (4-0) | Texas (5-1) | Louisville (6-0) | Louisville (7-0) | Auburn (8-1) | Florida (8-1) | Arkansas (9-1) | Notre Dame (10-1) | LSU (10-2) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Boise State (13-0) | 6. |
| 7. | Florida 2006 Florida Gators football team The 2006 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2006 college football season... (6) |
Florida (3) (1-0) | Florida (2) (2-0) | Texas (2) (2-1) | Texas (3-1) | Texas (4-1) | Louisville (5-0) | Auburn (6-1) | Auburn (7-1) | Florida (7-1) | USC (7-1) | West Virginia (8-1) | West Virginia (9-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | USC (10-2) | Louisville (12-1) | 7. |
| 8. | LSU 2006 LSU Tigers football team The 2006 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2006–2007. The team's coach was former Oklahoma State coach Les Miles. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana... (2) |
LSU (1) (1-0) | Texas (1) (1-1) | Georgia (3-0) | Louisville (4-0) | Louisville (4-0) | Auburn (5-1) | Florida (6-1) | Tennessee (6-1) | Tennessee (7-1) | Notre Dame (1) (8-1) | Rutgers (1) (9-0) | Louisville (9-1) | Boise State (12-0) | Boise State (12-0) | Auburn (11-2) | 8. |
| 9. | Oklahoma 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2006-2007, winning the Big 12 Conference Championship... (3) |
Oklahoma (1) (1-0) | Michigan (2-0) | Louisville (3-0) | LSU (1) (3-1) | LSU (4-1) | Tennessee (5-1) | Tennessee (5-1) | Florida (7-1) | USC (6-1) | West Virginia (1) (7-1) | Louisville (8-1) | LSU (9-2) | Arkansas (10-2) | Oklahoma (11-2) | Michigan (11-2) | 9. |
| 10. | Florida State 2006 Florida State Seminoles football team The 2006 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2006 college football season. Florida State entered the 2006 season as the defending ACC Champion, coming off an 8-5 record in 2005... (2) |
Florida State (1-0) | Florida State (2-0) | LSU (2-1) | Georgia (4-0) | Georgia (5-0) | Notre Dame (5-1) | Notre Dame (5-1) | Notre Dame (6-1) | Notre Dame (1) (7-1) | California (8-1) | LSU (8-2) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Notre Dame (9-2) | Notre Dame (1) (10-2) | West Virginia (11-2) | 10. |
| 11. | Michigan 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2006 college football season. The team's head football coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines came into the season with lower expectations than many Michigan teams of the previous few seasons, ranked #14... (2) |
Tennessee 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the college football season of 2006–2007. Tennessee entered the 2006 season coming off an 5–6 record in 2005... (1-0) |
Georgia (2-0) | Notre Dame (2-1) | Virginia Tech (4-0) | Notre Dame (4-1) | California (5-1) | California (6-1) | California (7-1) | California (7-1) | LSU (7-2) | Texas (9-2) | Texas (9-2) | Oklahoma (10-2) | Auburn (10-2) | Oklahoma (11-3) | 11. |
| 12. | Miami 2006 Miami Hurricanes football team The 2006 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2006 college football season. The team's head coach was Larry Coker.-Preseason:... (2) |
Miami (0-1) | Oklahoma (2-0) | Virginia Tech (3-0) | Notre Dame (3-1) | Oregon (4-0) | LSU (4-2) | LSU (5-2) | Clemson (7-1) | Arkansas (7-1) | Arkansas (8-1) | Wisconsin 2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Bret Bielema, the Badgers completed the season with a 12-1 record, including a 7-1 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a... (10-1) |
Boise State (11-0) | Rutgers (10-1) | West Virginia (10-2) | Rutgers (11-2) | 12. |
| 13. | Penn State 2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The 2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2006–2007 college football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.... (3) |
Michigan (1-0) | Louisville 2006 Louisville Cardinals football team The 2006 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2006 college football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his fourth year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium... (2-0) |
Oregon 2006 Oregon Ducks football team The 2006 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in college football's 2006 season. The team was coached by Mike Bellotti and played their home games in Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States.... (3-0) |
Iowa (4-0) | Tennessee (4-1) | Georgia (5-1) | Clemson (6-1) | LSU (6-2) | Rutgers (8-0) | Rutgers (8-0) | Boise State (10-0) | Auburn (10-2) | Auburn (10-2) | Arkansas (10-3) | Texas (10-3) | 13. |
| 14. | Georgia 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team The 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 9-4 record. The Bulldogs had an SEC record of 4-4. Despite losses to unranked Kentucky and Vanderbilt, Georgia salvaged its season by beating two ranked teams in the last two games of the season: #5 Auburn and #15 Georgia Tech... (2) |
Penn State (1-0) | Tennessee (2-0) | Iowa 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team The 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2006 college football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were coached by Kirk Ferentz... (3-0) |
Oregon (3-0) | Clemson 2006 Clemson Tigers football team The 2006 Clemson football team represented Clemson University in the 2006 college football season The team was coached by Tommy Bowden and played their homes game in the Memorial Stadium.-Notable:... (4-1) |
Clemson (5-1) | Oregon (5-1) | Arkansas (6-1) | LSU (6-2) | Boise State (9-0) | Auburn (9-2) | Rutgers (9-1) | West Virginia (9-2) | Wake Forest (11-2) | California (10-3) | 14. |
| 15. | California 2006 California Golden Bears football team The 2006 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the college football 2006-2007 season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford.... (1) |
Georgia (1-0) | Virginia Tech 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team The 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer... (2-0) |
Florida State (2-1) | Florida State (3-1) | Oklahoma (3-1) | Oregon (4-1) | Arkansas 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team The 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team completed the season with a 10–4 record. The Razorbacks had a regular season SEC record of 7–1.-Schedule:-USC:... (5-1) |
Rutgers 2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team The 2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights campaign was considered by many to be the breakout season for the Rutgers football team. Led by Draddy Trophy winning senior fullback Brian Leonard, sophomore quarterback Mike Teel, sophomore halfback Ray Rice, sophomore wide receiver Tiquan Underwood, junior... (7-0) |
Boise State 2006 Boise State Broncos football team The 2006 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2006 college football season. The Broncos won the Western Athletic Conference championship with an undefeated 12–0 regular-season record , their second unbeaten regular season in the past three years... (8-0) |
Tennessee (7-2) | Wake Forest 2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team The 2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe, in his fifth season at the school, and played its home games at Groves Stadium... (9-1) |
Oklahoma (9-2) | Texas (9-3) | Texas (9-3) | Brigham Young (11-2) | 15. |
| Preseason Aug 24 | Week 1 Sept 2 | Week 2 Sept 9 | Week 3 Sept 16 | Week 4 Sept 23 | Week 5 Sept 30 | Week 6 Oct 7 | Week 7 Oct 14 | Week 8 Oct 21 | Week 9 Oct 28 | Week 10 Nov 4 | Week 11 Nov 11 | Week 12 Nov 18 | Week 13 Nov 25 | Week 14 Dec 2 | Week 15 Final |
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| Dropped: California |
Dropped: Miami Penn State |
Dropped: Tennessee Oklahoma |
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Dropped: Virginia Tech Iowa Florida State |
Dropped: Oklahoma |
Dropped: Georgia |
Dropped: Oregon |
Dropped: Clemson |
Dropped: None |
Dropped: California Tennessee |
Dropped: Wake Forest |
Dropped: None |
Dropped: Rutgers |
Dropped: Arkansas Wake Forest Virginia Tech Notre Dame |
BlogPoll
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| 1. | Ohio State 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team representing the Ohio State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's head coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium... (20) |
Ohio State (25) (1-0) | Ohio State (48) (2-0) | Ohio State (51) (3-0) | Ohio State (43) (4-0) | Ohio State (60) (5-0) | Ohio State (56) (6-0) | Ohio State (56) (7-0) | Ohio State (47) (8-0) | Ohio State (54) (9-0) | Ohio State (49) (10-0) | Ohio State (47) (11-0) | Ohio State (50) (12-0) | Ohio State (45) (12-0) | Ohio State (44) (12-0) | Florida (37) (13-1) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas 2006 Texas Longhorn football team The 2006 Texas Longhorn football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head football coach was Mack Brown, who received the 2006 Paul "Bear" Bryant Award for "Coach of the Year". The Longhorns play their home games in... (11) |
Texas (14) (1-0) | USC (4) (1-0) | Auburn (9) (3-0) | Auburn (8) (4-0) | Auburn (4) (5-0) | Florida (2) (6-0) | Michigan (3) (7-0) | Michigan (3) (8-0) | Michigan (1) (9-0) | Michigan (10-0) | Michigan (5) (11-0) | USC (9-1) | USC (10-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Ohio State (12-1) | 2. |
| 3. | Auburn 2006 Auburn Tigers football team The 2006 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Tommy Tuberville served his eighth season at Auburn, the third longest tenure among current SEC head coaches that year... (9) |
USC (8) (1-0) | Auburn (4) (2-0) | USC (5) (2-0) | USC (5) (3-0) | USC (2) (4-0) | Michigan (6-0) | USC (6-0) | USC (1) (6-0) | West Virginia (7-0) | Louisville (8-0) | USC (8-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Florida (12-1) | LSU (11-2) | 3. |
| 4. | USC 2006 USC Trojans football team The 2006 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in college football season of 2006-2007, winning the Pacific-10 Conference and playing in the Rose Bowl... (5) |
Auburn (8) (1-0) | Notre Dame (4) (2-0) | Florida (3-0) | Michigan (4-0) | Michigan (5-0) | USC (2) (5-0) | Texas (6-1) | Texas (7-1) | Florida (7-1) | Texas (9-1) | Florida (9-1) | Florida (10-1) | Florida (11-1) | LSU (10-2) | Boise State (4) (13-0) | 4. |
| 5. | Notre Dame 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was a college football team which represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Charlie Weis in his second year as head coach and played their home football games at Notre Dame... (8) |
LSU (1) (1-0) | LSU (1) (2-0) | Michigan (3-0) | Florida (4-0) | Florida (5-0) | West Virginia (5-0) | West Virginia (6-0) | West Virginia (7-0) | Texas (8-1) | Florida (8-1) | Arkansas (10-1) | Arkansas (10-1) | LSU (10-2) | Louisville (11-1) | USC (11-2) | 5. |
| 6. | LSU 2006 LSU Tigers football team The 2006 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the college football season of 2006–2007. The team's coach was former Oklahoma State coach Les Miles. They played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana... (2) |
Notre Dame (5) (1-0) | West Virginia (2-0) | West Virginia (3-0) | West Virginia (4-0) | West Virginia (4-0) | Texas (5-1) | Tennessee (5-1) | Auburn (7-1) | Auburn (8-1) | Auburn (9-1) | Rutgers (9-0) | Notre Dame (10-1) | Louisville (10-1) | USC (10-2) | Louisville (12-1) | 6. |
| 7. | Florida 2006 Florida Gators football team The 2006 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2006 college football season... |
West Virginia (1-0) | Florida (2-0) | Louisville (3-0) | Louisville (4-0) | Louisville (4-0) | Louisville (5-0) | Auburn (6-1) | Tennessee (6-1) | Tennessee (7-1) | California (8-1) | Notre Dame (9-1) | LSU (9-2) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Oklahoma (11-2) | Wisconsin (12-1) | 7. |
| 8. | West Virginia 2006 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 2006 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the season with a 11–2 record. The Mountaineers had a regular season Big East record of 5–2.-2006 Schedule:-Rankings:- References :... |
Florida (1-0) | Texas (1-1) | Texas (2-1) | Texas (3-1) | LSU (4-1) | Tennessee (5-1) | Louisville (6-0) | Louisville (7-0) | Louisville (7-0) | USC (7-1) | LSU (8-2) | Louisville (9-1) | Arkansas (10-2) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Michigan (11-2) | 8. |
| 9. | Miami 2006 Miami Hurricanes football team The 2006 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2006 college football season. The team's head coach was Larry Coker.-Preseason:... |
Florida State (1-0) | Georgia (2-0) | LSU (2-1) | LSU (3-1) | Texas (4-1) | California (5-1) | Florida (6-1) | Florida (6-1) | California (7-1) | Arkansas (8-1) | Louisville (8-1) | West Virginia (9-1) | Oklahoma (10-2) | Boise State (12-0) | Auburn (11-2) | 9. |
| 10. | California 2006 California Golden Bears football team The 2006 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the college football 2006-2007 season. They played their home games at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California and were coached by Jeff Tedford.... (1) |
Iowa (1-0) | Michigan (2-0) | Georgia (3-0) | Virginia Tech (4-0) | Oregon (4-0) | Notre Dame (5-1) | California (6-1) | Clemson (7-1) | USC (6-1) | Notre Dame (8-1) | West Virginia (8-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Boise State (12-0) | Auburn (10-2) | West Virginia (11-2) | 10. |
| 11. | Louisville 2006 Louisville Cardinals football team The 2006 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2006 college football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his fourth year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium... |
Louisville (1-0) | Louisville (2-0) | Virginia Tech (3-0) | Georgia (4-0) | Notre Dame (4-1) | Auburn (5-1) | Notre Dame (5-1) | California (7-1) | Notre Dame (7-1) | LSU (7-2) | Wisconsin (10-1) | Texas (9-2) | Auburn (10-2) | Arkansas (10-3) | Oklahoma (11-3) | 11. |
| 12. | Iowa 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team The 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2006 college football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were coached by Kirk Ferentz... |
Tennessee (2) (1-0) | Florida State (2-0) | Iowa (3-0) | Iowa (4-0) | Georgia (5-0) | Clemson (5-1) | Clemson (6-1) | Notre Dame (6-1) | Arkansas (7-1) | West Virginia (7-1) | Texas (9-2) | Auburn (10-2) | Rutgers (10-1) | Notre Dame (10-2) | Rutgers (11-2) | 12. |
| 13. | Florida State 2006 Florida State Seminoles football team The 2006 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2006 college football season. Florida State entered the 2006 season as the defending ACC Champion, coming off an 8-5 record in 2005... |
Georgia (1-0) | Iowa (2-0) | Notre Dame (2-1) | Oregon (3-0) | Tennessee (4-1) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | Arkansas (5-1) | Arkansas (6-1) | Boston College (7-1) | Rutgers (8-0) | Wake Forest (9-1) | Boise State (11-0) | Notre Dame (9-2) | West Virginia (10-2) | Texas (10-3) | 13. |
| 14. | Michigan 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team The 2006 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2006 college football season. The team's head football coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines came into the season with lower expectations than many Michigan teams of the previous few seasons, ranked #14... |
Michigan (1-0) | Virginia Tech (2-0) | Oregon (3-0) | Notre Dame (2-1) | Clemson (4-1) | LSU (4-2) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | LSU (6-2) | LSU (6-2) | Tennessee (7-2) | Auburn (9-2) | Oklahoma (9-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | Wake Forest (11-2) | California (10-3) | 14. |
| 15. | Georgia 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team The 2006 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 9-4 record. The Bulldogs had an SEC record of 4-4. Despite losses to unranked Kentucky and Vanderbilt, Georgia salvaged its season by beating two ranked teams in the last two games of the season: #5 Auburn and #15 Georgia Tech... |
Miami (0-1) | Tennessee (2-0) | TCU (3-0) | Tennessee (3-1) | Oklahoma (3-1) | Iowa (5-1) | LSU (5-2) | Rutgers (7-0) | Rutgers (8-0) | Wisconsin (9-1) | Boise State (10-0) | Rutgers (9-1) | West Virginia (9-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | Arkansas (10-4) | 15. |
| 16. | Oklahoma 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2006-2007, winning the Big 12 Conference Championship... |
Virginia Tech (1-0) | Oregon (2-0) | Tennessee (2-1) | Oklahoma (3-1) | California (4-1) | Arkansas 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team The 2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team completed the season with a 10–4 record. The Razorbacks had a regular season SEC record of 7–1.-Schedule:-USC:... (4-1) |
Oregon (5-1) | Boston College (6-1) | Wisconsin (8-1) | Boise State (9-0) | Oklahoma (8-2) | Georgia Tech (9-2) | Wake Forest (10-2) | Rutgers (10-2) | BYU (11-2) | 16. |
| 17. | Virginia Tech 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team The 2006 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer... |
Clemson (1-0) | Nebraska (2-0) | Oklahoma (2-1) | Clemson (3-1) | Georgia Tech (4-1) | Missouri (6-0) | Boise State (6-0) | Wisconsin (7-1) | Boise State (8-0) | Oklahoma (7-2) | California (8-2) | Boston College (9-2) | Texas (9-3) | Tennessee (9-3) | Wake Forest (11-3) | 17. |
| 18. | Clemson 2006 Clemson Tigers football team The 2006 Clemson football team represented Clemson University in the 2006 college football season The team was coached by Tommy Bowden and played their homes game in the Memorial Stadium.-Notable:... |
Oklahoma (1-0) | Oklahoma (2-0) | Boston College (3-0) | TCU (3-0) | Iowa (4-1) | Georgia (5-1) | Nebraska (6-1) | Boise State (7-0) | Oklahoma (6-2) | Wake Forest (8-1) | Georgia Tech (8-2) | Virginia Tech (9-2) | Tennessee (9-3) | Texas (9-3) | Notre Dame (10-3) | 18. |
| 19. | Penn State 2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The 2006 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2006–2007 college football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno. It played its home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.... |
Oregon (1-0) | Miami (1-1) | Clemson (2-1) | California (3-1) | Boise State (5-0) | Oregon (4-1) | Rutgers (6-0) | Oklahoma (5-2) | Clemson (7-2) | Georgia Tech (7-2) | Boston College (10-0) | Tennessee (8-3) | Nebraska (9-3) | California (9-3) | Boston College (10-3) | 19. |
| 20. | Nebraska 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bill Callahan and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.... |
Penn State (1-0) | Boston College (2-0) | California (2-1) | Nebraska (3-1) | Florida State (3-1) | Boise State (6-0) | Wisconsin (6-1) | Nebraska (6-2) | Georgia Tech (6-2) | Oregon (7-2) | Maryland (8-2) | California (8-3) | California (8-3) | BYU (10-2) | Virginia Tech (10-3) | 20. |
| 21. | Oregon 2006 Oregon Ducks football team The 2006 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in college football's 2006 season. The team was coached by Mike Bellotti and played their home games in Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, United States.... |
Nebraska (1-0) | TCU (2-0) | Arizona State (3-0) | Florida State (3-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Nebraska (5-1) | Oklahoma (4-2) | Georgia Tech (5-2) | Texas A&M (8-1) | Boston College (7-2) | Tennessee (7-3) | Wake Forest (9-2) | BYU (10-2) | Texas A&M (9-3) | Oregon State (10-4) | 21. |
| 22. | Tennessee 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the college football season of 2006–2007. Tennessee entered the 2006 season coming off an 5–6 record in 2005... |
Texas Tech (1-0) | California (1-1) | Florida State (2-1) | Boise State (4-0) | Nebraska (4-1) | Oklahoma (3-2) | Boston College (5-1) | Texas A&M (7-1) | Wake Forest (7-1) | Virginia Tech (7-2) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | Texas A&M (9-3) | Nebraska (9-4) | TCU (11-2) | 22. |
| 23. | Texas Tech 2006 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team The 2006 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the college football season of 2006–2007. The team was coached by Mike Leach. The Red Raiders played their home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.... |
California (0-1) | Texas Tech (2-0) | Nebraska (2-1) | Rutgers 2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team The 2006 Rutgers Scarlet Knights campaign was considered by many to be the breakout season for the Rutgers football team. Led by Draddy Trophy winning senior fullback Brian Leonard, sophomore quarterback Mike Teel, sophomore halfback Ray Rice, sophomore wide receiver Tiquan Underwood, junior... (4-0) |
Rutgers (5-0) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Texas A&M 2006 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 2006 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 9-4 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 5-3.-Schedule:-Roster:-The Citadel:-Louisiana-Lafayette:-Army:-Louisiana Tech:... (6-1) |
Missouri (7-1) | Oregon (6-2) | Maryland 2006 Maryland Terrapins football team The 2006 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football season. It was the Terrapins' 54th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and its second within the... (7-2) |
Nebraska (8-3) | BYU (9-2) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | Boston College (9-3) | Penn State (9-4) | 23. |
| 24. | TCU 2006 TCU Horned Frogs football team TCU began the 2006 season with high expectations. After a 2005 season where the TCU Horned Frogs lost only one game and won the Mountain West Conference championship, nothing less was expected of the Frogs in 2006. The season would start with two old Southwest Conference foes, and Texas Tech... |
Alabama (1-0) | Arizona State 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team The 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's coach was Dirk Koetter who was fired after the season... (2-0) |
Boise State 2006 Boise State Broncos football team The 2006 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2006 college football season. The Broncos won the Western Athletic Conference championship with an undefeated 12–0 regular-season record , their second unbeaten regular season in the past three years... (3-0) |
Georgia Tech 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team The 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's coach is former Dallas Cowboys, Samford Bulldogs, and Troy Trojans coach Chan Gailey... (3-1) |
Missouri (5-0) | Rutgers (5-0) | Pittsburgh 2006 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The 2006 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2006 college football season.-Schedule:-Team Players drafted into in the NFL:... (6-1) |
Wake Forest (6-1) | Virginia Tech (6-2) | Texas A&M (8-2) | BYU 2006 BYU Cougars football team The 2006 BYU Cougars football team represents Brigham Young University in the 2006 college football season. The Cougars won the Mountain West Conference championship outright with an 11-2 record , their first unbeaten conference play since 2001... (8-2) |
Clemson (8-3) | Hawaii (10-2) | Oregon State 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team The 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team's head coach is Mike Riley, with home games being played at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.-The upset:... (9-4) |
Georgia (9-4) | 24. |
| 25. | Alabama 2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 2006 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season trying to improve from a 10–2 record in the 2005 season. The Tide was led by head coach Mike Shula entering his fourth year at Alabama. Despite a strong 5–2 start, they... |
TCU (1-0) | UCLA 2006 UCLA Bruins football team The 2006 UCLA Bruins football team represented UCLA in the college football 2006 season. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and were coached by Karl Dorrell. It was Dorrell's fourth season as the UCLA head coach... (2-0) |
Alabama (3-0) | Missouri 2006 Missouri Tigers football team The 2006 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season.-Schedule:... (4-0) |
Boston College (4-1) | Wisconsin 2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team The 2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Bret Bielema, the Badgers completed the season with a 12-1 record, including a 7-1 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a... (5-1) |
Wake Forest 2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team The 2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe, in his fifth season at the school, and played its home games at Groves Stadium... (6-1) |
Oregon (5-2) | Washington State 2006 Washington State Cougars football team The 2006 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the college football season of 2006-2007. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Bill Doba, and played its home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.... (6-3) |
Nebraska (7-3) | Clemson (8-3) | Hawaii 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team The 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2006 NCAA Division I-Bowl Subdivision college football season... (9-2) |
Boston College (9-3) | TCU (10-2) | Tennessee (9-4) | 25. |
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Dropped: Alabama Clemson Penn State |
Dropped: Miami Texas Tech UCLA |
Dropped: Alabama Arizona State Boston College |
Dropped: TCU |
Dropped: Boston College Florida State |
Dropped: Georgia Iowa Missouri Virginia Tech |
Dropped: Pittsburgh |
Dropped: Missouri Nebraska |
Dropped: Clemson Washington State |
Dropped: Oregon Texas A&M |
Dropped: Maryland |
Dropped: Clemson |
Dropped: Georgia Tech Hawaii |
Dropped: Texas A&M Nebraska |
Preseason polls
Various publications release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences. The 2006-07 BCSBowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...
Champion Florida Gators
Florida Gators
The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...
are highlighted in gold.
| Athlon | Lindy's | Gold Sheet | Phil Steele Phil Steele Phil Steele is an American sportswriter and analyst who focuses exclusively on college and professional football. He currently writes a column for the Orlando Sentinel, and is considered a "highly respected prognosticator" within the sports media... |
Sporting News | CollegeFootballNews |
Real Football 365 | Sports Illustrated | CFP Users | ||||
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| Original | Revised | Original | Revised | |||||||||
| 1. | Oklahoma | Notre Dame | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | USC | USC |
Oklahoma | Ohio State | Texas | 1. |
| 2. | Notre Dame | Ohio State | Auburn | Auburn | Ohio State | Ohio State | Texas | Texas |
Ohio State | Notre Dame | Ohio State | 2. |
| 3. | USC | West Virginia | West Virginia | Louisville | Auburn | Auburn | Ohio State | Ohio State |
West Virginia | Texas | West Virginia | 3. |
| 4. | Ohio State | Texas | Ohio State | USC | LSU | LSU | Oklahoma | Miami |
Notre Dame | LSU | USC | 4. |
| 5. | Florida | Florida | Florida | Texas | West Virginia | West Virginia | Miami | Auburn |
| Texas
| USC
| Notre Dame
! 5.
|-
! 6.
| West Virginia
| USC
| Texas
| Miami
| USC
| USC
| Auburn
| LSU
| LSU
| West Virginia
| LSU
! 6.
|-
! 7.
| Texas
| Oklahoma
| USC
| Notre Dame
| Texas
| Texas
| LSU
| California
| Florida State
| Auburn
| Auburn
! 7.
|-
! 8.
| California
| Auburn
| Florida State
| Ohio State
| style="background:#daa520;"| Florida
| style="background:#daa520;"| Florida
| California
| Oklahoma
| California
| California
| Oklahoma
! 8.
|-
! 9.
| Auburn
| California
| Notre Dame
| Virginia Tech
| Oklahoma
| Florida State
| style="background:#daa520;"| Florida
| style="background:#daa520;"| Florida
| Michigan
| style="background:#daa520;"| Florida
| Louisville
! 9.
|-
! 10.
| Louisville
| LSU
| California
| Florida State
| Florida State
| Iowa
| Tennessee
| Tennessee
| USC
| Michigan
| style="background:#daa520;"| Florida
! 10.
|-
! 11.
| LSU
| Michigan
| LSU
| Michigan
| Iowa
| Georgia
| Florida State
| Florida State
| Auburn
| Georgia
| Florida State
! 11.
|-
! 12.
| Clemson
| Florida State
| Texas Tech
| Tennessee
| Georgia
| California
| Clemson
| Clemson
| Clemson
| Florida State
| Miami
! 12.
|-
! 13.
| Michigan
| Louisville
| Iowa
| Arkansas
| California
| Miami
| Michigan
| Michigan
| style="background:#daa520;"| Florida
| Louisville
| Georgia
! 13.
|-
! 14.
| Miami
| Georgia
| Georgia
| Georgia
| Miami
| Penn State
| Louisville
| Louisville
| Louisville
| Oklahoma
| California
! 14.
|-
! 15.
| Georgia
| Utah
| Louisville
| Iowa
| Penn State
| Virginia Tech
| West Virginia
| West Virginia
| Georgia
| Clemson
| Virginia Tech
! 15.
|-
! 16.
| Iowa
| Miami
| Miami
| California
| Virginia Tech
| Michigan
| Virginia Tech
| Virginia Tech
| Arizona State
| Arizona State
| Michigan
! 16.
|-
! 17.
| Florida State
| TCU
| Michigan
| West Virginia
| Michigan
| Tennessee
| Nebraska
| Nebraska
| Penn State
| Miami
| TCU
! 17.
|-
! 18.
| TCU
| Clemson
| Alabama
| Clemson
| Tennessee
| Louisville
| Notre Dame
| Notre Dame
| Virginia Tech
| Nebraska
| Iowa
! 18.
|-
! 19.
| Oregon
| Arizona State
| Virginia Tech
| Boise State
| Louisville
| Texas Tech
| Georgia
| Georgia
| Utah
| Penn State
| Clemson
! 19.
|-
! 20.
| Tennessee
| Virginia Tech
| Navy
| style="background:#daa520;"| Florida
| Texas Tech
| TCU
| Arizona State
| Arizona State
| Miami
| Oregon
| Penn State
! 20.
|-
! 21.
| Virginia Tech
| Penn State
| Utah
| LSU
| TCU
| Nebraska
| Iowa
| Iowa
|
|
| Nebraska
! 21.
|-
! 22.
| Texas Tech
| Nebraska
| Arizona State
| Nebraska
| Nebraska
| Oregon
| Penn State
| Penn State
|
|
| Texas Tech
! 22.
|-
! 23.
| Utah
| Oregon
| Tennessee
| Utah
| Oregon
| Clemson
| Georgia Tech
| Georgia Tech
|
|
| Oregon
! 23.
|-
! 24.
| Arizona State
| Texas Tech
| Boston College
| Purdue
| Clemson
| Oklahoma
| Alabama
| Alabama
|
|
| Alabama
! 24.
|-
! 25.
| Nebraska
| Iowa
| Georgia Tech
| Oregon
| Alabama
| Alabama
| Missouri
| Missouri
|
|
| Boston College
! 25.
|-
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! rowspan="2" | Athlon
! rowspan="2" | Lindy's
! rowspan="2" | Gold Sheet
! rowspan="2" | Phil Steele
! Original
! Revised
! Original
! Revised
! rowspan="2" | Real Football 365
! rowspan="2" | Sports Illustrated
! rowspan="2" | CFP Users
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! colspan="2" | Sporting News
! colspan="2" | College Football News
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